Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Book tour: Shadow of Deception

Today I'm proud to be a part of the 'Shadow of Deception', hosted by Dark World Books. To view other stops on this tour just click on the banner.

SHADOW OF DECEPTION (The
Kazumi Chronicles #1)

by Sophia L.
Johnson

YA
Dystopian/Sci-fi

Published
on April 19th, 2015

2153,
Toronto, United Nation of North America (UNNA)

A
horrific plane crash kills all five hundred and forty-two passengers except
one. Kazumi emerges from the wreckage physically unscathed but has lost all her
memories. Her miraculous survival has the whole city buzzing but all she wants
is to go home, wherever home is.

After
waiting a month in the hospital with no one to claim her, Kazumi is deemed
homeless. She is about to be sent to a nearby teenage shelter when the nurse
she grew to trust ushers her down a mysterious path, one that promises safety
and maybe even the chance to recover her memories. With no better options
available, Kazumi takes her chance and finds herself in the headquarters of the
Sarcomeres, a secret society of genetically advanced humans hidden deep inside
the Rocky Mountains. The Sarc’s heightened physical abilities and high-tech
gadgets are not the only things that fascinate Kazumi. Finnegan O’Riley, a
fellow Sarc she meets along the way also gets her heart racing. When Kazumi
discovers that she possesses the genetic potential of a Sarcomere, she jumps at
the chance to train with them, not knowing the death defying tests that are
involved.

Meanwhile,
a centuries-old nemesis of the Sarcomeres begins to stir in the dark, setting
their dark plans in motion. Just when Kazumi thinks she can help protect her
new found home, past memories surface to threaten her new identity. She soon
realizes that layers of deception run deep and everyone has a secret agenda,
including herself.

Who can she trust when she can’t even trust herself? One wrong decision
could bring forth consequences worse than death.

All royalties made in the first year
will go to a charity called Covenant House, to help homeless youth.

Review
This was a unique and inventive story for a sci-fi/dystopian novel. Without giving too much away from the story, it's easy to feel bad for the main character. Kazumi wakes up from a plane crash with no memory of who she is. In the beginning, I did find her character (or Gabi, who she is being called at the beginning) a little bit annoying and making some really dumb choices that have dire consequences, but once her memories start coming back her character really started to grow.

Then there's Finn. Such a badass, and powerful both in his leadership and his fighting. He's the character that really made the story.

As for the plot. I really liked that, for a sci-fi, the technology was explained and the reader got a deeper understanding of the world. Things didn't just happen, they were thought out and explained, such as why the genetically advanced humans are better.

This story did hold my interest from beginning to end, and I would recommend this to anyone who loves a good dystopian or sci-fi story.

About the Author

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With a degree in International Business
Management, Sophia has worked in a major marketing firm where she realized the
corporate world isn’t one she wants to be in.She then made the switch into the healthcare industry as a Registered
Massage Therapist by day and a writer by night.She is now a Massage Therapy instructor and a published author living
with her husband and daughter in Toronto.Her go-to genres are science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian; or
anything that sweeps her away into a foreign world that promises adventure.

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